1. Identification of a Novel 16.8Kb Deletion of the α-Globin Gene Cluster by Third-Generation Sequencing.
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Jiang, Fan, Huang, Shuang, Liu, Tuoen, Wang, Jieyu, Zhou, Jianying, Zuo, Liandong, Li, Jian, Li, Ru, Liao, Can, and Li, Dongzhi
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GENE clusters , *HYDROPS fetalis , *DELETION mutation , *HOMOLOGOUS recombination , *THALASSEMIA - Abstract
Abstractα-thalassemia major (α-TM) often causes Hb Bart’s (c4) hydrops fetalis and severe obstetric complications in the mother. Step-wise screening for couples at risk of having offspring(s) affected by α-TM is the efficient prevention method but some rare genotypes of thalassemia cannot be detected. A 32-year-old male with low HbA2 (2.4%) and mild anemia was performed real-time PCR-based multicolor melting curve analysis (MMCA) because his wife was –SEA deletion carrier. The result of multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) suggested the existence of –SEA deletion in the proband. A novel deletion of the α-globin gene cluster was found using self-designed MLPA probes combined with longer PCR, which was further accurately described to be 16.8Kb (hg38, Chr16:1,65,236–1,82,113) deletion by the third-generation sequencing. A fragment ranging from 1,53,226 to 1,54,538(GRch38/hg38) was identified which suggested the existence of the homologous recombination event. The third-generation sequencing is accurate and efficient in obtaining accurate information for complex structural variations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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